The noise from motorcyle exhausts can be a bit of a problem over here, Bob.
The lower pitches of the larger twins is only intrusive on narrow residential
streets like mine, but it's a pleasant rumble. What is often intrusive is the
high-RPM howling, especially if the bikers are in packs.
But it's bound to happen. Some of the pleasures of riding a motorcycle are the
engine and exhaust note; whereas those on a quiet rural walk didn't go into the
countryside to hear a solitary or group howl of some chap (normally) tonning it
up down a windy country road 2 or 3 miles away.
And I'd hate to live on the edge of my village, where in any direction the
roads are ideal for bikers . . .
Chris
On 14 Jun 2013, at 13:56, Bob Whitmire <bwhitmire@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Harley stock pipes should fall within noise standards of whatever country
> they're sold in. Whether your folks replace the stock pipes with others, I
> don't know.
>
> But frankly, the stupidity and inattentiveness of automobile drivers is much
> more of a problem than the occasional rumble of one or more motorcycles
> rolling past. There's an expression: Loud Pipes Save Lives. It's proven to be
> mostly without merit, but riders believe it to be true, and if you've been
> riding a motorcycle more than three days you _know_ what a bunch of
> thoughtless t*rds many drivers are. If bikers believe loud pipes will give
> them an edge, they're going to sport loud pipes.
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